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Outrageous statements by politicians

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Yoga guru Baba Ramdev was under the scanner when he said that homosexuality is a disease that is curable. "It can be treated like any other congenital defect. Such tendencies can be treated by yoga, pranayam and other meditation techniques," he said in the petition.

Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi came under the fire when blamed the western culture for ruining the Indian culture which has led to increasing rapes."Young girls and women must not roam around with any men except their parents, brothers or husband," Azmi said. "Having boyfriends and girlfriends has become a fashion in cities. This is why incidence of rapes is higher in urban areas compared to rural parts of the country." (BCCL)

Spiritual leader Asaram Bapu courted controversy for suggesting that the victim of the brutal sexual assault was equally responsible for the crime and saying the girl could have called her assailants brothers and begged them to stop. Addressing his followers recently, Asaram said that when the girl encountered six drunk men "she should have taken God's name and could have held the hand of one of the men and said I consider you as my brother and should have said to the other two 'Brother I am helpless, you are my brother, my religious brother.' She should have taken God's name and held their hands and feet...then the misconduct wouldn't have happened." (BCCL)

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev was under the scanner when he said that homosexuality is a disease that is curable. "It can be treated like any other congenital defect. Such tendencies can be treated by yoga, pranayam and other meditation techniques," he said in the petition. (BCCL)

Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma drew controversy when he commented on the alleged involvement of Salman Khurshid in a scam. He said that Khurshid will not do any wrong for Rs 71 lakh, which is a "very small amount" for a Central Minister. "Salman Khursid is a responsible person. He is a Central Minister. He was a Central Minister earlier as well. When he is saying there is no scam, he should be believed... I don't think a person like Khurshid will do anything for an amount like Rs 71 lakh. It is a very small amount for a Central Minister," he told reporters here. (BCCL)

Congress leader Digvijay Singh has always landed in controversies due to his statements. He again sparked a controversy when he addressed dead terrorist Osama bin Laden as Osama Ji and called yoga guru Baba Ramdev as a "Thug". (BCCL)

Sheila Dikshit recently stoked a controversy when she said that Rs. 600 is enough to support a family of five. "In Rs. 600, he would get dal, rice and wheat...A family of five can easily complete their needs," Ms Dikshit said at the launch of the scheme which was unveiled by Congress President Sonia Gandhi. (AFP)

Congress MP from Kannur, K. Sudhakaran, stirred a controversy when he referred to the victim in the 1996 Suryanelli rape case as a prostitute. He said, "This girl went out shopping, to meet a doctor. She had enough opportunities to escape. But she didn't. She was sexually involved with many men and benefited from it, and later called it rape. The difference between rape and prostitution has to be defined clearly. It is the necessity of the society."